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Though, Jersey Number 25 Worn By Art Heyman Is Hanging In The Rafters Of Cameron Indoor Stadium It's Returning To The Hardwood For Duke's 2022-2023 Season As Mark Mitchell Is Going To Be Wearing It

Though,

The jersey number worn by Art Heyman is hanging in the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium It’s returning to the hardwood for Duke’s 2022-2023 season as Mark Mitchell is going to be wearing it.

Who is he?

Mark Mitchell is a freshman!

  • A four-star power forward out of Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kan.

  • Ranked as the No. 26 overall player and No. 3 at his position in the ESPN 100 class of 2022 rankings

  • The second-highest rated player from the state of Kansas in his class

  • Scored a game-high 19 points in 2022 McDonald's All-American Game

  • Averaged 17.6 points on .487 field goal shooting with 6.3 rebounds per game as a senior in 2021-22

  • Named to Sports Illustrated All-America Second Team in his senior season

  • Competed for KC Run GMC on the Under Armour Association circuit

  • Participated at the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team mini-camp in the summer of 2019

  • Committed to Duke on December 10, 2021

  • Chose the Blue Devils over Kansas, Missouri and North Carolina, among others

    According to his biography ongoduke.com”

Former Duke Head Coach Bucky Waters who coached Art Heyman as an Assistant Coach for Head Coach Vic Bubas had this to about letting Mark Mitchell wear the jersey number worn by Art Heyman it’s returning to the hardwood for Duke’s 2022-2023 season as Mark Mitchell is going to be wearing it.

Bucky Waters had this to say about what Art Heyman would think about Mark Mitchell wearing his jersey number!

I believe looking at through his eyes . he’d be fine with it

Art Heyman played for Duke from 1960 -1963 where collected accolades that included NCAA All-Tourney , NCAA Tourney Most Outstanding Player, 1962-963 Associated Press , 192-1963 ACC Player of the year, 3x All ACC Tourney NCAA All Region, 2x consensus All-American, ACC Tourney Most Valuable Player.

Though, it wasn’t alway pretty on the court when Art Heyman was playing for Duke because on February 4, 1961 Duke had an 80-75 over over Tobacco Road rival North Carolina Art Heyman fouled Larry Brown as he attempted to shoot and the former Long Island friends who were reportedly planning to be roommates if if Art Heyman had played for North Carolina got into a less -then friendly brawl. Heyman and Brown started throwing punches, fans poured out of the stands and joined in, and later Heyman even claimed he was kicked by a pair of alligator shoes presumably belonging to UNC coach McGuire.Duke won the game, but lost the fight,” wrote Jack Horner, the sports editor of the Durham Morning Herald.

According to Bethany Bradsher article on wralsportsfan.com”

Before being drafted by the New York Knicks in the first round as first, pick selection in 1963 NBA Draft.

“according to https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/art-heyman-1.html

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